Jiayu Village of Red Mansions

Xijinggui, which Yucun himself never used, mostly used to freeze fruit to cool Yinglian off the heat.

He personally made tea for Shui Zhan, and Yucun watched over his nose, nose, nose, nose, and heart while accompanying him without saying a word. Seeing Shui Zhan just drinking tea by himself and ignoring his height, he was also happy to be at leisure.

After another half hour, Shui Zhan saw that Yucun didn't speak, he put the teacup back on the table angrily, and said, "Sit down, what are you doing there? This king is here to discuss business with you. "

When Yucun heard that Shui Zhan claimed to be the king, he calmed down, turned his head around, sat down on the chair beside Shui Zhan, and said, "My lord is here, but what happened to the river defense?"

Shui Zhan heard the words and said: "Although the river defense is a bit tricky, but since the king came back from Anhui, the river embankment has been repaired, but the money is tight. The king just got the money from those rich people. The salt merchants squeezed out one or two hundred taels of silver, one by one ran to the father to sue! Hmph! It seems that the money is less!"

Yucun heard the words and said, "My lord is going to repair the river defense. How can I ask for money from the salt merchants instead of appropriating money from the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

Yesterday, the Minister of the Ministry of Households also published an excerpt saying that the current treasury of the Ministry of Accounts is 5000 million taels of silver. The Holy Majesty was very happy to read it, saying that the treasury is so abundant when the world is prosperous and peaceful!

Shui Zhan couldn't help being even more angry when he heard the words, and said: "Is there any silver in the household department? If the household department has money, I can use it to squeeze those penny salt merchants?! There are 5000 million taels of silver in the household department's account? I'm afraid it's even a fraction Not enough!"

Yucun was shocked when he heard the words, the national treasury was in such a serious deficit, that there would be great turmoil in the court, and hearing the tone of the prince, could it be that he wanted to stretch his hand on it?He couldn't help but said: "My lord, the management of the country's wealth is entrusted to the crown prince, otherwise the household department would not be aware of such a large deficit. The lord is now considered to be a member of the prince's lineage, so I'm afraid it's not easy to intervene too much." .”

Shui Zhan obviously didn't take Yucun's words to heart, and said: "I just want to kill this trend of corruption, accepting bribes, and embezzling public funds! Now that I have exposed this matter, the Holy One will definitely send someone to investigate. You often Walking in front of the imperial court, if there is any disturbance, send someone to notify me in time."

When Yucun heard that Shui Zhan was determined to intervene in this matter, he had to think of another way, saying: "Since the debt owed by the household department is so serious, the holy majesty will definitely order to clean up the debt accumulated by the household department. The debt owed by the household department is not only Baiguan, I am afraid that even the emperor's relatives will be involved, they are a hard nail!"

After thinking for a while, he said: "My lord, if this matter is investigated, the Holy Majesty will not let the minister go, and it will definitely fall on the prince. If the lord wants to intervene, he can ask himself. There is only one thing, the lord must listen to Hua Yi Saying, the prince has a heart for that person, the sage governs the world with benevolence and virtue, and has always been tolerant to his subordinates, the lord must not be too radical in the investigation, for fear that the sage will be in danger, the lord will lose his heart!"

Hearing the same words from Yucun and Wu Sidao, Shui Zhan felt a little depressed. If he was not radical, how could he subdue those old gangsters who got mixed up in the officialdom!I thought that I could hear different opinions when I came to Yucun, but I didn't expect him to bear it!After thinking about it for a while, I felt that a big stone was blocked in my heart, and it was extremely uncomfortable, so I raised my teacup and drank it in one gulp, feeling sulking.

Seeing that Shui Zhan's face was as black as a black pot, Yucun knew that he was not feeling well, so it happened that Xi Shun'er came in and brought two bowls of iced sour plum soup.Yucun personally brought a bowl, handed it to Shui Zhan and said, "My lord, let's drink a bowl of sour plum soup to relieve the heat!"

Shui Zhan saw that Yucun's white hands were holding the sour plum soup in the white porcelain bowl with a few pieces of ice floating in it. It was really white wrists covered with frost and snow, and his hands were no less than that of the white porcelain.

Shui Zhan watched, couldn't help but grabbed Yucun's wrist, and drank the bowl of sour plum soup in Yucun's hand.

Yucun's drooping eyes were facing Shangshui Zhan's predatory eyes staring at him, his heart tightened, and the bowl in his hand couldn't help but feel a little loose. Hearing the sound of "Peng——", the bowl fell to the ground and broke into pieces all of a sudden. Four petals were broken, and a piece of broken porcelain flew over Yucun's trousers, staining Yucun's snow-white silk shirt with a brown sour plum color.

Xi Shun'er was also standing on the side with another bowl of sour plum soup. Seeing this scene, she held her breath and did not dare to move.Knowing that Shui Zhan scolded: "What are you doing standing here, you slave, why don't you hurry up and clean up!"

When Xi Shun'er heard this, she hurried out to look for the broom and dustpan, and said, "Sui Sui is safe".

Seeing Xi Shun'er go out, Yu Cun adjusted the wrist held by Shui Zhan in a little embarrassment, and said, "My lord, can you let me go?"

Hearing this, Shui Zhan rubbed Yu Cun's hand with some reluctance, then let go, and said hoarsely, "I still have business to do, so I'll go back to the mansion first."

Hearing this, Yucun wished that Shui Zhan would leave early, afraid that something would happen if he left late, so he got up quickly and sent Shui Zhan out, but seeing that Yucun was so happy to send him away, Shui Zhan was annoyed and went straight forward He ignored Yucun when he left, and stopped when he reached the gate, realizing that he shouldn't be angry with Yucun, turned around, and said a little awkwardly: "I'm busy these days, I'm afraid I won't come to see you often, take good care of yourself !"

When Yucun heard this, he smiled inwardly at Shui Zhan's awkwardness, and just bowed his hands and bowed to send him off without mentioning it.

No.20 once

The next day, the sage really summoned the prince, the fourth prince, and the thirteenth prince to start cleaning up the outstanding silver taels of the household department.To Shui Zhan's surprise, he searched and searched, and the first one was to find out the prince.In front of dozens of household officials, the prince couldn't hold back his face and walked away. Shui Zhan had no choice but to follow the past to discuss with the prince in person.

"His Royal Highness! Please wait a moment, brother." Shui Zhan called to stop the prince.

As soon as the prince saw Shui Zhan catching up, he said, "Fourth, what are you doing here? Why don't you hurry up and check the debts from the household department? Is it possible that you want to take my brother first?"

Shui Zhan heard the words, and said: "How can His Royal Highness say that? This is something that the father and emperor have handed down. This is also a business, isn't it? Your Royal Highness, don't take offense."

The prince snorted heavily when he heard the words, and said, "Is the business done to my elder brother?"

Shui Zhan didn't feel annoyed when he heard the prince's sour words, and said: "His Royal Highness, this matter is a matter that my father entrusted to my three brothers. If the matter is completed, it will also earn your face, the prince. Now that you are in arrears with the treasury of 42 yuan, the ministers have seen it, why don't you make excuses, especially the old eight, the ninth, and the tenth, they will always fight against us. If you don't pay back the debt, the old eight and the others should Jumping, this will not only hurt your face, the prince, but also not conducive to the payment of the arrears!"

The prince was just trying to save face, it wasn't that he didn't understand the truth. Hearing Shui Zhan's persuasion, he took advantage of the steps and went down the steps, saying that he would find a way to repay the money when he went back.

Coincidentally, for some unknown reason, word of the crown prince's taking the lead in borrowing money from the household department reached the ears of the sage, and the next day he recruited the crown prince to scold him.Although the Holy Majesty took care of the prince's face, he dismissed all the eunuchs and maidservants when he reprimanded him, but the prince's eldest son, Hongxi, is not young and has been the prince for many years. How can he feel better when he is reprimanded by his father by pointing at his nose? For nearly 40 years, there are very few people who have been princes!

The position of the crown prince is said to be the crown prince, and he is very honored and favored. Given the Forbidden City, which brother can have this honor, but who knows the suffering in it, one person is below ten thousand, but after all, there is still a person on top of the head. Being watched by the sage everywhere, if you are a little careless, if you do something wrong, you will be reprimanded, especially after being deposed and reinstated, it is like walking on eggshells.

After leaving the imperial study room, the prince wanted to find some fun to vent his anger on. In a blink of an eye, he saw Jia Yucun, who was going to Kangxi to submit official documents, whose face was actually a little more beautiful than that of the famous princess concubine, so he crooked read.

It is expected that the good things that the imperial physician ordered to go to the imperial hospital a few days ago should be ready, and when the afternoon Shen Shichu was on duty, he ordered someone to announce Yucun to have an audience with Yuqing Palace.

When Yucun heard that the prince had summoned him, he felt that something was wrong. He had never had any contact with the prince, and even if it was his duty, he did not have much contact with the prince. Why did the prince announce him into Yuqing Palace today?Quietly ordered the little eunuch beside him to deliver a message to Shui Zhan, and then followed the summoned eunuch to Yuqing Palace.

When Yucun arrived, the prince was setting up chess records in the study, and there was Zhang Guifei's bed beside the bed, presumably for taking a nap.

"Chen Jiahua greets His Royal Highness the Prince!" Yucun entered the door and saluted the Prince.

"Xueshi Jia, please get up, come and sit down!" The prince pointed to the chair opposite him, and said with a pleasant face.

How could Yucun really dare to sit on an equal footing with the crown prince, he just sat down with half of his body full of doubts, and asked, "I don't know why His Royal Highness summoned the ministers here?"

The prince said: "Gu Su heard that Jia Xueshi was good at chess, and it happened that the father called Gu to discuss a game. I am ashamed to say that the one who loses is to lose his helmet and armor. This is not asking Jia Shilang to give advice. It delays Jia. The bachelor's rest time, don't be surprised!"

When Yucun heard the words, he didn't even dare to say it.

The crown prince smiled, beckoned He Zhu'er to serve tea, and said: "This is the fine white silver needle that Gu Gang got, Xueshi Jia should try it."

Yucun raised the teacup, only to see white clouds gleaming suspiciously, the cup was full of floating milk, and the buds stood upright, put it under the nose and smell it lightly, the fragrance was fresh and fresh, and after a sip, the fragrance remained on the lips and teeth, the aftertaste was very sweet, and said: "It's true. It's good tea!"

Hearing this, the crown prince smiled and said, "It's as long as Xueshi Jia likes it."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the chess pieces on the chessboard and returned them to the chess basket, and wanted to have a talk with Yucunshou.

Yucun hurriedly helped the prince to pick the chess pieces together, wondering what the prince was so worried about, the prince is well-known in the palace who doesn't like this boring game of Go, why invite him here today